Corn-husker.



J. C. GVB LTUN,

CORN HUSKER.

APISLIGATION FILED PEB. 5, 1910.

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Jyo. OVERTON.. CORN HUSKER. APPLICATION FILED FSB. 5` 1910.

9?@,69o Ptented Des. 27, 1910.

@vih/wesen 'A p wm/MOI' Cil chine. F ig. 2 is a transverse sectionalview inclined rectangular box-like frame 13 which 1 edges, so as topartially cover rollers 25, 25

' of Nebraska, have invented new and use ful -Improvements inCorn-Huskers, of which associated with the same, vand the operating'mechanism' therefor.

relative position of the stripping and huskdiverge 'slightly `at theirlower ends.

`JESSE C. OVERTON, OF 0MAHA,NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHNsoH'wABLANn, or FQRDYCE,

NEBRASKA.

CORN-HUSKER.

Application med February 5, 1910.

To' all whom', it may concern: I

Be it known that I, Jnssn C. OVERTON, a l citizen of the United States,residing at Umaha, in the county of Douglas and tate the following is aspecification.

My inventionrelates .to and eomprehends certain improvements in cornharvesters and especially in the husking rolls, the elevators Astructural embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings in which: Y

retiennent. 'rammed Dee. er, 191e.

Serial No. 542,176.

Toward the lower end of the their inclined edges arch member 2G, soconstructed and located as to force the higher stalks downward topermitthe rollers to have full effect in their stripping operation.

Hingedly connected to the frame 13 at'its lower'front end arecomplemental divergent platforms 30, 3() having their free endssupported by wheels 31, 31. Idle sprockets 32, 32 and 33, 33 are locatedat opposite ends of said platforms and serve as Guides for pickup chains3&1, 34C. At the Front where the platforms diverge, 4 35, are mountedupon shafts 36, 36 which vmembers 17,

' Figure 1 isa top plan view of the maof .the machine showingparticularly the ing rollers.)

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates the supportingframe of the machine having wheels 2 and provided with a drivers seat 3.The front endof the frame is -adjustably supported on the fork 4 of thewheel .5, through the medium of a lever' 6 pivotally mounted at 7 on theframe 1, which lever has a fork 8 pivotally secured to the upper end offork 4. Mounted upon said lever G is a pawl 10 adapted to co-act withasegmental rack 11.

Uponframe 1 there is rigidly mounted an consists of twolongitudinally-arranged trough-shaped sections 14, said sections beingeach Composed of longitudinally spaced. bot-tom pieces '15 and 16, andinner and outer side pieces 17 and 18.

Mounted contiguous to the base of each section 14 `are parallel opposingrolls 1 9 and 20, having roughened surfaces, the rolls 2() being taperedat their upper ends.

ln'superposed relation. to said rolls 19 are rolls 21 having prongs'upontheir surfaces. Mounted above each of the rolls 20 is an endlesselevator 22 having buckets 23 operating in the space between the rolls.Mounted over said elevators are dependinggates' 24.

It will be noted, particularly by inspection of, Fig. 2, that theupright inner sides 17, 17 of the two frame sections'ltare invvardlycurved at their upper longitudinal and are geared to axles 37, 37 of thewheels 31, 31. T e rollers of the machine are all driven by a main belt38 running over a pulley secured to the axle of the rear wheels 2, whichdrives4 an endless belt 42 through the medium of suitable gearing, (notshown),

ln operation, my machine is pulled into a cornlield and alined with arow of corn. After this, forward travel of the machine causesV the cornstalks to pass between the platforms 30, 30 in which they are assistedby the pick-up chains 34. By these pick-up chains, the stalks aredelivered to the rollers y are connected by andriving sprockets 25 whichserve to strip the ears from the stalks. These ears fall upon themembers 17 and roll onto the rollers 21 and thence in between therollers 19, 20 and 21 and the elevator 22.l The member 2G causes thestalks to be stripped by the rolls before moving further upward. Theears are elevated by the elevator 22 and are simultaneously beingpierced by the points on rollers '21 and shucked by the rollers 19 and20. The gate 24 is provided to permit only one ear to pass upward at atime. During the travel of the ears upward the rollers 19 and 20. llhen'the ears reach the upper end of the rollers, the tapered structure ofthe rollers 20 permits them to ass through the spaces between the latterro lers and the adjacent rolls 19 onto a suitable elevator, (not shown)by which they are carried to a receptacle.

The lever 6 permits variation of the angle of the frame 1 and therebythe box-frame 13. It will also be apparent that the hinge connectionbetween the box-frame 13 and the platforms 30,30 perinits automaticvariation which latter have roughened surfaces of their relativepositions.

Having thus described my invention, what.

shucks drop between thel 'l elainj lis new and desire to secure ByLetof" u pair of husling rollers disposed uponA eeen side of saidstripping rollers, s vertical member disposed between each strippingroller end the adjacent pair of husking rollers and having its'npperlongitudinal edge curved over tlie"o11ner roller, to guide the strippedeers to said. liusking rollers, ,and ineens for driving all yof seidrollers.

192, ln :5., .neehine of the Class described, the combination' 'olabox-like frame and a support thereforj a pair of parallel stripperrollers arranged longitudinally of sind frame :unliniidwey between thesides thereof, zi pair of husking rollers disposed between eeen stripperroller andthe adjacent freine-side,

adjacent huslring roller, each 'of seid mem bers having its Y njipervlongitudinel edge curved over the adjacent stripper roller, to guide thestripped ears to said husking rollers, and means for drivinpall of saidrollers.

In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand in presence of twoSubscribing Wit-- messes. i JESSE GOVERTGN. lVitnesses A GEORGE lV.MEREDITH, ADOLPH Tinnen.

